But wait, listen to this...
It's out of control. I have decided to take TPK's advice and put a "Counting Cantaloupes" in the sidebar. We now have six. SIX! Two are ready to be picked, and two are almost ready. They're still in the teenager stage. The other two are just wee babies.
Traffic this morning was a bitch. No need to elaborate. I just thought I would share.
I'm currently working on a new plan. I call this plan the Get Sammi out of America and to London ASAP Plan. Creative, no? Things seem to be going well except yesterday when I was doing research for me to get a work visa, I ran into a couple of issues.
- 1st: It's hard as fuck to get a work visa.
- 2nd: They cost a pretty penny in order to get one.
- 3rd: You need to already have an employer who is willing to go through the work visa bull shit so they can submit you for one. OR you have to already be enrolled into a college in the states. Since I don't have a current employer who is willing to submit me and I'm also not enrolled in an American college, it makes things a little more complicated.
- 4th: Again, it's hard as fuck to get a work visa.
My head began to get this pain right above my left eyebrow from all of the reading and staring at the computer screen. I decided to cut out the middleman (hehe, sorry Used Hack), and went straight to our HR guy, M. He does this kind of stuff for new employees and people who already work here all the time. He would be able to know. Sure enough, he did know. He was pouring out all of this beautiful information and I became very excited. Someone who actually knows what their talking about and is able to break it down since I'm slow and it's hard for me to understand lots of big words.
We struck a deal. I help him out with some of his "minor jobs" since he's bogged down with a shit load of work, and he'll help me get a work visa. Hopefully with the same company that I'm working for, but if not, that's cool too. I'll still be able to get one. No muss, no fuss.
I see this as positive development. M is a cool guy and his "minor tasks" will keep me a little busy during the day so I'm not constantly sitting here wondering what it would be like if I were a real receptionist. Plus, it'll make the time go by faster. Hopefully.
I also will be making an appointment to meet with our real estate agent, Y. She helped us find our townhouse that we currently live in. She's real nice and from England working here on a work visa. More research for me. The more I know and really understand, the better off I'll be.
In other random news, I have been able to successfully wake myself up before 5:30am this whole week. I don't know what it is, but I feel strange. Perhaps I've just learned from prior experiences that if I do wake up earlier I won't be running around the house, falling down in my slippers, and that in itself should make my days go by a little more smoothly. Maybe it's the multi-vitamins that Ash was kind enough to bring to me while he was here. Frankly, I'm surprised that I'm still taking them. Who knows, and who cares. The fact is I'm marking it down as a major accomplishment on my part. Some people get excited because they write a good exam paper and make a well deserved A. I give myself a pat on the back just for waking up in the mornings.